Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos announced late Wednesday, April 29, 2015, that his rocket company Blue Origin had a space flight. This photo provided by the company shows the end. Blue Origin's description: "After a clean separation from the propulsion module, the New Shepard crew capsule descends to a gentle landing in the west Texas desert."

Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos announced late Wednesday, April 29, 2015, that his rocket company Blue Origin had a space flight. This photo provided by the company shows the end. Blue Origin's description: "After a

Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos announced late Wednesday, April 29, 2015, that his rocket company had a successful space launch from its base in West Texas. His company's description of this photo it provided: "The New Shepard crew capsule separates from the propulsion module and continues its ascent to 307,000 feet before returning to Earth for a classic landing under parachutes."

Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos announced late Wednesday, April 29, 2015, that his rocket company had a successful space launch from its base in West Texas. His company's description of this photo it provided: "The New

Amazo.com's Jeff Bezos announced late Wednesday that his Blue Origin rocket company had its first flight into space. Blue Origin's description of its photo: "The New Shepard space vehicle blasts off on its first developmental test flight over Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site. The crew capsule reached apogee at 307,000 feet before beginning its descent back to Earth."

Amazo.com's Jeff Bezos announced late Wednesday that his Blue Origin rocket company had its first flight into space. Blue Origin's description of its photo: "The New Shepard space vehicle blasts off on its

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In this photo made from video provided by Blue Origin, New Shepard, an unmanned rocket, prepares to land in an area near Van Horn, Texas, Sunday, June 19, 2016. The private space company run by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has completed its fourth successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas using the same vehicle. (Blue Origin via AP)

In this photo made from video provided by Blue Origin, New Shepard, an unmanned rocket, prepares to land in an area near Van Horn, Texas, Sunday, June 19, 2016. The private space company run by Amazon CEO Jeff

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Blue Origin, a Kent-based spaceflight company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for a new rocket engine earlier this month, the company and NASA announced Monday. Blue Origin is one of several private companies working with NASA on rockets to carry astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station. The new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen rocket thrust chamber fired to its full power level at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. less

Blue Origin, a Kent-based spaceflight company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for a new rocket engine earlier this month, the company and NASA announced ... more

Photo: Blue Origin/NASA

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, discusses the upcoming testing of Blue Origin's BE-3 engine thrust chamber assembly with Steve Knowles, Blue Origin project manager, on the E-1 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi on Apr. 20, 2012. In the Monday announcement, NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango said: "Blue Origin continues to be extremely innovative as it develops a crew-capable vehicle for suborbital and orbital flights. We're thrilled the company's engine test fire was met with success." Blue Origin President and Program Manager Rob Meyerson said: "We are very excited to have demonstrated a new class of high-performance hydrogen engines." less

A depiction of Blue Origin's planned Biconic Space Vehicle, which would carry astronauts and supplies into orbit using a reusable first-stage booster. The booster would make a powered vertical landing, while the capsule would land with parachutes. Also Monday, NASA and Blue Origin said the company completed a system requirements review in which engineers and technical experts representing NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration and the company assessed the spacecraft's ability to meet safety and mission requirements to low-Earth orbit. That review included results from more than 100 wind tunnel tests of the vehicle's aerodynamic design, stability during flight and cross-range maneuverability. less

A depiction of Blue Origin's planned Biconic Space Vehicle, which would carry astronauts and supplies into orbit using a reusable first-stage booster. The booster would make a powered vertical landing, while ... more

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, fourth from left meets, Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos, third from left, other Blue Origin employees next to Blue Origin's crew capsule at the company's headquarters in ... more

Blue Origin's planned first spacecraft is the New Shepard Vehicle, consisting of a crew capsule designed to carry three or more astronauts on suborbital trips and a propulsion module. The propulsion module would return to earth for a powered vertical landing, while the crew capsule would use parachutes. less

Blue Origin's planned first spacecraft is the New Shepard Vehicle, consisting of a crew capsule designed to carry three or more astronauts on suborbital trips and a propulsion module. The propulsion module ... more

Photo: Blue Origin

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Blue Origin's second test vehicle flies at Mach 1.2 at 45,000 feet after a 2011 launch, right before a flight instability drove an angle of attack that triggered its range safety system to terminate thrust.

Blue Origin's second test vehicle flies at Mach 1.2 at 45,000 feet after a 2011 launch, right before a flight instability drove an angle of attack that triggered its range safety system to terminate thrust.